Acousto-optic modulation of a fiber Bragg grating in suspended core fiber for mode-locked all-fiber lasers

• Published in: Laser physics letters Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 45101 - 45106
• Main Authors: Silva, Ricardo E, Tiess, Tobias, Becker, Martin, Eschrich, Tina, Rothhardt, Manfred, Jäger, Matthias, Pohl, Alexandre A P, Bartelt, Hartmut
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.04.2015
• Subjects: acousto-optic devices; fiber Bragg gratings; fiber-optic components; microstructured fibers

The interaction of a fiber Bragg grating and longitudinal acoustic waves in a three-air-holes suspended core fiber is experimentally investigated and employed to mode-lock an ytterbium-doped fiber laser. An optimized design of an acousto-optic modulator based on two piezoelectric transducers and 1 c...